As fresh scrutiny surrounds Boeing after the Air India AI 171 crash, aviation expert Mary Schiavo reveals that a similar fuel cut-off malfunction plagued a Japanese Boeing 787 in 2019 — with pilots never touching the controls.

International airlines from South Korea and India are preparing to inspect its Boeing fleets following findings from the Air India crash investigation.

As this is the first accident for the aircraft type, there will be renewed global scrutiny, especially as the manufacturer, Boeing, is dealing with a series of issues related to its manufacturing.

The preliminary report published by India ’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau found that the fuel control switches were moved to the “cut-off” position almost simultaneously, starving the engines of fuel. The brief information comes from the assessment of the voice recorder from the black boxes of the plane.